Court accepts petition for retrial of 1967 murder case

Court accepts petition for retrial of 1967 murder case

MITO, Japan - The Mito District Court decided Sept. 21 to allow a retrial of a 1967 murder-robbery case in the town of Tone, Ibaraki Prefecture, accepting petition from Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama (R), two convicted men who have pleaded innocent. Their life sentences were finalized at the Supreme Court in 1978, and they had served 29 years in prison since their arrest before being released on parole in 1996.

Tribunal opens 1st appeal hearings in ex-Khmer Rouge leaders' case

Tribunal opens 1st appeal hearings in ex-Khmer Rouge leaders' case

Nuon Chea, one of the former Cambodian leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, attends the first hearings related to appeals in the case of the regime's former leaders at a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh on July 2, 2015. The appeals to hear the testimony of three witnesses were brought by two convicted men, including the former head of state, Khieu Samphan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Court accepts petition for retrial of 1967 murder case

Court accepts petition for retrial of 1967 murder case

MITO, Japan - The Mito District Court decided Sept. 21 to allow a retrial of a 1967 murder-robbery case in the town of Tone, Ibaraki Prefecture, accepting petition from Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama (R), two convicted men who have pleaded innocent. Their life sentences were finalized at the Supreme Court in 1978, and they had served 29 years in prison since their arrest before being released on parole in 1996. (Kyodo)

Death penalty to stand for woman convicted of murdering 2 men

Death penalty to stand for woman convicted of murdering 2 men

Chief Judge Hiroshi Koike sits in a courtroom at the Supreme Court in Tokyo on July 27, 2017, to hand down a ruling on Miyuki Ueda, convicted of murdering two men in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori in 2009. The top court upheld lower court rulings to finalize the death sentence given to her. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Death penalty to stand for woman convicted of murdering 2 men

Death penalty to stand for woman convicted of murdering 2 men

A courtroom at the Supreme Court in Tokyo is filled with gallery spectators on July 27, 2017, to hear a ruling on Miyuki Ueda, convicted of murdering two men in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori in 2009. The top court upheld lower court rulings to finalize the death sentence given to her. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo